John Lennon – Crippled Inside (Guitar Intro Tab)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: John Lennon From: "Imagine" (1971) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro]
[ C       G7       C   G F C        F   C7  F   Bb   F   C7  F   G ]
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E|----0-----------|----3-1-0-----0-|1---3---5---6---|5---3---1-----3-|
B|1-----1-3---5-3-|1---------1-----|--1-----------6-|---------1----3-|
G|--0-0-----------|--0-4-2-0---0---|2---3---5---7---|5---3---2-----4-|
D|2-----2-3---5-3-|2---------------|------2---3-----|--3---2---------|
A|--3-------2-----|--3-------------|----------------|----------3/5---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Link]
    C B Bb A7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|--x-x-x---------|
B|--5-4-3-2-------|
G|--0-0-0-0-------|
D|--x-x-x-2-------|
A|--3-2-1-0-------|
E|----------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPECIAL VOICINGS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
C      x-3-x-0-5-x (Link)

B      x-2-x-0-4-x (Link) actually Baug
Bb     x-1-x-0-3-x (Link) actually Bb6
A7     x-0-2-0-2-0
D7     x-x-0-2-1-2
G7     3-x-0-0-0-1
Am7    x-0-2-0-1-0

C7/E   0-3-2-3-1-0 (Coda)

F#dim7 2-x-1-2-1-x (Coda)
G      3-x-0-0-x-x (Coda)
Db9    x-4-3-4-4-4 (Coda)
C9     x-3-2-3-3-3 (Coda)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] N.C (see above)
| C | % |
(full band)
[Verse 1]
C                                   |  C  C7  |
You can shine your shoes and wear a suit

F                                       |  F  F7  |
You can comb your hair and look a quite cute

C                              | C C B Bb A7   |
You can hide your face behind a smile      (One thing ...)
(= Link)
A7                   D7
 One thing you can't hide

G                          C
 Is when you're crippled inside
[Verse 2]
C                                  |  C  C7  |
You can wear a mask and paint your face

F                              |  F  F7  |
You can call yourself the human race

C                          | C C B Bb A7   |
You can wear a collar and a tie        (One thing ...)
(= Link)
A7                   D7
 One thing you can't hide

G7                         C
 Is when you're crippled inside
[Bridge]
              Am
Well know you know that your cat has nine lives, babe

D7              G
Nine lives to itself

C                                       Am7
You only got one and a dog's life ain't fun

C            G7      C
Mama, take a look outside
[Solo]
| C | C C7 | F | F F7 |
(slide guitar)

| C | C C B Bb A7   | D7 G7 | C |
(slide guitar)
[Verse 3]
C                               |  C  C7  |
You can go to church and sing a hymn

F                            |  F  F7  |
Judge me by the colour of my skin

C                            | C C B Bb A7   |
 You can live a lie until you die       (One thing ...)
(= Link)
A7                   D7
 One thing you can't hide

G7                         C
 Is when you're crippled inside (Take it, cousin ...)
[Solo]
| C | C C7 | F | F F7 |
(piano)

| C | C C B Bb A7   | D7 G7 | C |
(piano)
[Bridge]
              Am
Well know you know that your cat has nine lives, babe

D7               G7
 Nine lives to itself

    C
But you only got one and a dog's life ain't fun

C            G7      C
Mama, take a look outside
[Verse 4]
C                               |  C  C7  |
You can go to church and sing a hymn

F                            |  F  F7  |
Judge me by the colour of my skin

C                           | C C B Bb A7   |
You can live a lie until you die       (One thing ...)
(= Link)
A7                   D7
 One thing you can't hide

G7                         | C C B Bb A7   |
 Is when you're crippled inside        (One thing ...)

A7                   D7
 One thing you can't hide

G7                         | C C B Bb A7   |
 Is when you're crippled inside        (One thing ...)
(break) [Coda] (slow blues feel)
A7                   D7
 One thing you can't hide
(break)
G                          | C C7/E F F#dim7 | G  Db9 C9
 Is when you're crippled inside